By Sir Ronald Sanders Showing all the frankness that he demonstrates in his domestic politics, Antigua and Barbuda’s Prime Minister Gaston Browne marched fearlessly like Daniel in the Lion’s Den, when he made several demands in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt where COP27 is being held. At the heart of his presentation was the preservation of the […]
WORLD VIEW: Has CARICOM reached its limits of regional integration?
August 16, 2022 by Leave a Comment
By SIR RONALD SANDERS From Tribune242 SO FAR in this attempt to answer the question, “Has CARICOM reached its limits of regional integration”, it has been established that, after almost 50 years, the regional project has failed to deliver the commitments expected from the 1973 Treaty of Chaguaramas and its Revision in 2001. In summary, […]
The butchering, botching, and bungling of logic, Martin
June 26, 2022 by Leave a Comment
By Melissa Martin What is the meaning of logic? 1) a proper or reasonable way of thinking about something: sound reasoning. 2) a science that deals with the rules and processes used in sound thinking and reasoning. Visit https://www.merriam-webster.com. What is up with absurd explanations, ludicrous clarifications, and farcical remarks? My brain is in a continual state […]
Why did places of worship cave during COVID-19? MARTIN
May 29, 2022 by Leave a Comment
By Melissa Martin Hindsight is 20/20. In the beginning of the pandemic, I was afraid and therefore easily duped, but also confused as to why places of worship were closed by government mandates, but liquor stores and Walmart stores remained open in the U.S. A citizen could buy booze in a store, but not attend […]
The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR:) Connecting the dots, Martin
May 28, 2022 by Leave a Comment
By Melissa Martin The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR:) Connecting the dots It’s interesting when you find the same power people are here and there and everywhere in the circle of political influence around the globe. When you watch the documentary “Monopoly, Who Owns the World?” by Tim Gielen – you begin to notice the […]
Avert the disaster of a lost generation – BASIL SPRINGER COLUMN (FEBRUARY 7, 2022)
February 6, 2022 by Leave a Comment
By Basil Springer “Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.” – Matthew 19:14 When planning for our children’s development it is difficult to find words that embrace our feelings more effectively than those of the worldwide hit “Greatest love of all”. […]
Sir Ronald Sanders: Checks and Balances-Is it time to change the Electoral System?
February 1, 2022 by Leave a Comment
By SIR RONALD SANDERS From Tribune242 The second consecutive general elections in Barbados on January 19, at which Mia Mottley’s Barbados Labour Party (BLP) won all 30 seats in the House of Representatives, were hailed as historic. They certainly were for Barbados, but not for the English-speaking sub-region of the Caribbean. The New National Party […]
The Publisher Speaks:
January 30, 2022 by Leave a Comment
I wrote this poem about twenty years ago and I was idly going through my poetry book”Buried Treasures of Cayman” Sunday week when it popped up. It was one I had forgotten about but it startled me when I read it. It was the day after the funeral of the daughter of my friend Charlene […]
Does Black Lives Matter when Caribbean Immigrant Black Cops are shot and killed?
January 24, 2022 by Leave a Comment
NAN EDITORIAL By newsamerica News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Mon. Jan. 24, 2022: A Black police officer and son of Caribbean immigrants was senselessly shot and killed on Friday night, Jan. 21, 2022, in New York City. Another, a black Caribbean immigrant, is now fighting for his life. Both were allegedly shot by another Black man. […]
